Leonard Schrage

I'm a researcher, designer, and engineer—interested in cities, computation, and climate change.

I run Living Systems and work at MIT and Northeastern.

My work integrates system dynamics, human-computer interaction, (geospatial) data science and visualisation, machine learning, and software development to tackle urban challenges and drive climate and social impact. I research how advanced computational tools can help generate essential data for informal settlements, break down urban complexity, and inform regenerative, value-driven design interventions.

Previously, I started Material Guide and 1×1, following a decade of building digital products for NGOs, start-ups, corporates, governments, and research institutions. One of my favourite past projects is Water Sense—a low-cost, open source IoT solution for small-holder farmers.

Friends and long-term collaborators include C/O, Dinamo, Humans & Machines, Neo-Metabolism, OMMK, and RAM.

See more on LinkedIn, GitHub, Bluesky, and Are.na. Or just email me to learn more about my work or to collaborate.